I used to be a member of the Self-Defense Forces.

Iraq will be a big step in a series of smaller steps taken by the Self-Defense Forces in the last 10 years.

"It is nonsense," a senior officer in the Self-Defense Forces said a few days ago.

"The Self-Defense Forces are looking out for the interests of the middle class."

The Self-Defense Forces, he added, have become "an ordinary military."

The television networks use film supplied by the Self-Defense Forces.

If there are little Self-Defense Forces all over, this would be risky.

"The Self-Defense Force is a national asset, and we must use it in emergency situations."

It remains unclear how much money the Self-Defense Forces have collected.

For the state, the Self-Defense Forces are not an enemy.